Holy Rights

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Holy Rights
Directed by Farha Khatun
Produced byPriyanka More
CinematographyDebalina & Priyanka Biswas
Edited bySankha
Music bySantajit Chatterjee
Distributed byFilmotor
Release date
  • March 2020 (2020-03)(IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival) [1]
Running time
53 Minutes
CountryIndia
Language Urdu

Holy Rights is a 2020 Urdu documentary film directed by Farha Khatun on Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan's work on Muslim women's divorce issues relating to triple talaq in India. It was presented at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Awards and recognition

Holy Rights documentary shared the 2021 Indian National Film Awards for best film on social issues. [6]

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References

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